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The a-melding guide

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The a-melding guide

Table of content

Guidance cover page
  • Error messages (MAGNET/EDAG) and feedback List of error messages, feedback and how to make corrections
    • Overview of error messages (MAGNET/EDAG) Severity and how to correct mistakes
    • Feedback What is feedback
    • Replacement a-melding or new a-melding Two ways of submitting an a-melding when you have to make corrections
  • Organisation number Employer, pension company or others you're submitting the a-melding for
    • Organisation number for the main entity and sub-entities Which number should you use when submitting the a-melding
    • Organisation number in public sector Applies to public sector
  • Pension scheme arrangement (mandatory occupational pension scheme) Private arbeidsgiver skal oppgi pensjonsselskap eller pensjonskasse det er inngått avtale om sparing med
  • National identity number, D number or international ID (income recipient) Identifies employees, pensioners and others who receive salary and benefits
  • Employment Type of employment, start and end date, leave, change of payroll system, etc.
    • Type of employment Whether the employment is ordinary, maritime or other, and how to change in the event of an error
      • Ordinary employment Employee who receive salary (applies to the vast majority)
      • Maritime employment Employee who works at sea, on a vessel or a mobile installation
      • Exceptions for ordinary and maritime employment Examples of when you do not need to provide information about ordinary or maritime working conditions.
      • Pensions or other benefits Person who receives a pension and other benefits without being employed or on assignment
      • Freelancers, contractors and fee recipients Person who works on an assignment without being employed
      • Select the correct employment type When you're uncertain which employment type you should select
      • Change the employment type Examples of how to switch from one employment type to another.
    • Information on employment Start and end date, FTE percentage, leave and other information
      • Employment start date
      • Employment end date
      • Cause of end date
      • Percentage employment (FTE percentage)
      • Date of change in FTE percentage
      • Hours per week for a full-time position
      • Working hours arrangement
      • Date for change of salary
      • Type of appointment
      • Wage seniority
      • Pay grade
      • Occupation code
      • Employment ID
      • Leave
      • Layoffs
      • Remuneration type
    • Special circumstances Changing payroll system, merger, acquisition etc.
      • Employment in the case of salary to employee who has left
      • Change of payroll system
      • Change jobs with the same employer
      • Demerger
      • Mergers
      • Acquisition, change of owner or transfer of enterprise
      • Changes in municipal or county structure
  • Salary and benefits Cash benefit, expense allowances, payments in kind, national insurance contributions, pension, etc.
    • Overview of salary and other benefits Descriptions of salary and other benefits you can use
    • Correcting errors in salary and benefits Incorrect amount or description, paid too much or too little
  • Deductions Trade union fees , premiums for pension schemes and other deductions
    • Trade union fees
    • Premium for pension schemes
    • Premiums for foreign pension schemes
    • National Insurance premiums and education and development fund premiums
    • Portacabin rent
  • Withholding tax How to state obligation to deduct withholding tax, calculate and pay advance tax deduction
  • Attachment of earnings How to state obligation to attachement of earnings, calculate and pay attachment of earnings
  • Employer’s national insurance contributions and financial activity tax How to calculate, what you have to specify and pay
    • Employer’s National Insurance contributions Calculation codes, rates, zones and payment
    • Employer’s Additional National Insurance contributions Calculation codes, rates, zones and payment
    • Financial activity tax on salary Applies to the finance and insurance sector
  • Special groups International, seafarers, tax-free organisation, withholding tax on pensions, net salary, Jan Mayen and Svalbard
    • Abroad Foreign employers with assignments in Norway
    • Foreign relations Norwegian employers with employees abroad or with foreign employees in Norway
    • Net salary For employers who have employees with net salary
    • The PAYE scheme
    • Withholding tax on pensions Tax on pension payments for persons who are not tax resident in Norway
    • Special allowance for seafarers For seafarers who require a special allowance
    • Tax-free organisation How to specify salary and benefits for employees in tax-free organisations
    • Svalbard For persons who are covered by the Svalbard Tax Act
    • Jan Mayen and the Norwegian dependencies For persons who are covered by the Jan Mayen Tax Act
  1. The a-melding guide
  2. Error messages (MAGNET/EDAG) and feedback

Feedback (A03) on submitted a-melding

  • Updated: 06 December 2021

    What is an automated feedback/review

    Every time you submit an a-melding, it's automatically reviewed and you receive an automated feedback. The automated feedback (A03) contains information regarding errors or omissions (MAGNET/EDAG) that you have to correct, or conditions that you should check. It also provides you information of the amount payable for withholding tax, employer’s national insurance contributions, attachment of earnings, financial activity tax as well as payment details (account number and KID number).

    If you submit several a-meldings for the same month, the feedback contains a summary of the a-meldings for the month.

    If the feedback contains error messages, you'll receive information about:

    • Where the errors are to be found
    • What is incorrect
    • Description of the errors

    Note!
    Automatically, the information is checked against our rules and regulations (business rules). Only omissions or errors that breach these rules are discovered in the checks.

    If you, for example, have reported negative amounts for an income recipient’s salary per hour, zero number of kilometres for car allowance or an FTE percentage that does not comply with the employee’s employment contract, the automatic check will not discover this in the a-melding. 

    See the overview of error messages  (MAGNET/EDAG)

     

    Important information

    If you use a payroll system, please contact your system supplier if you are unsure how to correct reporting in your system.

     

    Feedback for two months

    If you have submitted an a-melding for the previous month, you'll receive feedback for two months.

     

    Example

    You submitted the a-melding for April after the a-melding for May. You'll then receive feedback containing the results of the automatic check and payment information for both April and May.

    Diagram. You submit a-meldings for April and May and receive feedback. In May, you discover errors in the information for April. You correct for April. You receive new feedback for April and May. The text in the article explains this in more detail.
    Model: content of feedback when information is amended retrospectively

     

    Where can you find the feedback

    • If you have submitted an a-melding directly in Altinn (A01). You'll find the feedback in your “Inbox”  in Altinn.

    • If you have submitted an a-melding from skatteetaten.no. You'll find the feedback in the overview over submitted a-meldings. You'll also find the feedback in your "Inbox" in Altinn.
       
    • If you have submitted an a-melding from a system (A02).  Most who submit an a-melding from their system will receive the feedback directly in the system.  You'll also find the feedback in your “Inbox” in Altinn in XML format or as a zip file. Contact your system supplier if you have any questions about the feedback in your system.

    • Do not submit another a-melding until you have received feedback on your previous a-melding.

    • If you do not receive feedback immediately, it may have been delayed. Check again after a while to see whether you have received any feedback. If several hours pass without you receiving feedback, you should contact your system supplier if you use a payroll system, or contact the a-ordning.

     

    Severity of error messages (MAGNET/EDAG)

    Errors and omissions in the a-melding have three levels of severity:

    1. Rejection = the a-melding has not been submitted
      The a-melding has not been submitted or received by us. You must correct the error by the submission deadline in the calendar month in which you received the error message.

    2. Immediate = the a-melding has been submitted with one or more errors
      The a-melding contains errors and/or omissions which you must correct. You must correct the error by the submission deadline in the calendar month in which you received the error message.

    3. Guideline = the a-melding has been submitted with information that may be incorrect
      The a-melding has been submitted with information which may be incorrect. If there is an error, you must correct it by the submission deadline in the calendar month in which you received the error message.

    See the overview of error messages  (MAGNET/EDAG)

     

    Important information

    If you use a payroll system, please contact your system supplier if you are unsure how to correct reporting in your system.

     

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